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How to punctuate a quote within a quote? [duplicate]
Duplicate of:
What’s the difference between using single and double quotation marks/inverted commas?
How are embedded quotations used?
And:
When should end punctuation go inside quotes?
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If you're using a quote with a period but do not want to end the sentence, do you keep the period?
For example. If I want to quote a passage from a writing, that says
The cake is not a lie.
and my sentence is:
The book by author states that "The cake is not a lie." however studies show ...
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Should a period be placed within quotation marks if it would conflict with a punctuated item that should be used or typed verbatim?
Gee whiz! Just when I thought I had the "period within quotation marks" rules set firmly in my personal punctuational code, I hit upon this sentence:
All message IDs are pre-pended with the value ...
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Where should the period be put when an entire sentence is quoted at the end of a sentence?
As in the following:
A common proverb is: “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
A common proverb is: “A rolling stone gathers no moss”.
A common proverb is: “A rolling stone gathers no ...
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Punctuation placement in speech [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Is it ever acceptable for a period to come after a quote at the end of a sentence?
How much punctuation is appropriate when ending a sentence with a full-sentence ...
